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Ludwig Blomstrand has agreed to an entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks.

Blomstrand had 13 goals and 19 points in 44 Allsevenkan league games in 2012-13. That's the second highest level of hockey in Sweden. Vancouver took Blomstrand with the 120th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Mon, Mar 18, 2013 01:29:00 PM

The ninth overall pick in 2013, Horvat is showing the NHL why the Canucks gave up Cory Schneider for the ninth pick three seasons ago. He will soon take over from the Sedin twins as the face of the franchise as the 21-year-old has seven goals and 15 points in 22 games after a 40 point sophomore season last year.

Neither shooter was able to find the back of the net during regulation when that would have been a difference maker before overtime. Sven Baerstchi and Daniel Sedin had the regulation markers. Both the Canucks and Leafs entered the game second from the bottom of their division, but the two points earned by Vancouver did not move them up. The Leafs single point will allow them to catch the Detroit Red Wings, however.

Joseph Labate and Alex Biega will be scratched against the Maple Leafs on Saturday.

The 23-year-old Labate is still searching for his first career NHL point through three games, in which he's posted seven PIMs and four hits. However he's seen an average of just 5:04 per night, so we wouldn't expect much.

Sven Baertschi scored the game winning goal with 2:35 remaining in the third to lift the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in a win over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night.

That was his second goal of the night as he led the Canucks in a busy third period. The Canucks scored with Loui Eriksson at the 1:09 minute mark, Baertschi gave them a little insurance at 2:08, and then slightly more than a minute later Jason Zucker scored unassisted to close the gap to one. Another goal by the Wild’s Ryan Sutter tied the game, but Baertschi did not want to see overtime. With this outing, he doubled his goal production for the year to four.

Alex Burrows picked up a pair of helpers during Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over Dallas.

His two assists gives him four points on the season, all in the last three games. Burrows' high watermark in points is 33 over the last five seasons, indicating that perhaps we shouldn't expect too many more outbursts.

He hasn't been spectacular, but Loui Eriksson is heating up, including being a part of the Vancouver Canucks' 3-2 shootout win against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

Eriksson now has points in three of his last four games (three goals). Compare that to his previous 18 games with Vancouver, where he only managed two goals and four assists for six points, and you wonder if the winger is turning a corner.

Derek Dorsett, who will undergo cervical fusion surgery due to disc degeneration in his neck, has been dealing with this issue for five or six years.

So if you're looking for a silver lining, maybe Dorsett will be feeling better than he has in a long time should he make a full recovery as the Canucks expect him to do. That being said, it's not yet known how long it will take him to recover from this procedure. He's in the second season of a four-year, $10.6 million deal.

Jayson Megna scored his first goal of the season in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.

Megna opened the scoring at the 5:01 mark of the first period. Bo Horvat registered the only assist. He finished the game with an even rating and three shots on goal in 16:04 of ice time. He's not worth adding in any fantasy formats.

Jack Skille scored a pair of goals in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Skille opened the scoring at the 3:50 mark of the first period, and his second marker made it 5-1 in the third frame. The goals were his first two of the year. The 29-year-old has three points in 20 games and he won't have any fantasy value going forward. Jayson Megna (twice) and Erik Gudbranson also scored for Vancouver.

Edler will be out for the next four-to-six weeks. He has a goal and three points in 21 contests this season. While he obviously doesn't have much fantasy value in standard league, this is a big blow for the Canucks as he's been logging 23:42 minutes per game for them.

Ben Hutton has signed a two-year, $5.6 million deal with the Vancouver Canucks.

Hutton has two goals and four points in 20 games this season. He's currently in the last season of his entry-level contract and would have become a restricted free agent this summer if not for this extension.

Miller turned in one of his better performances of the season, but he came out of the game late in the third period because he "felt sore and maybe twisted something," said head coach Willie Desjardins after the game. Desjardins went on to explain that he expects Miller to be fine. Miller has a 6-9-0 record with a 2.63 goals-against-average and a .916 save percentage.